Essays about: "country park"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 48 essays containing the words country park.

  1. 21. Is there a win for conservation, livelihoods and governance? : the implications of Broussonetia papyrifera as an ecological resource substitute: a field study in Uganda

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Yasmin Stoderegger; [2018]
    Keywords : biodiversity; Broussonetia papyrifera; Mabira Central Forest Reserve; forest regeneration; community involvement; resource substitution;

    Abstract : Wood extraction and invasive species are commonly perceived as harmful for ecosystem services and detrimental for conservation efforts. However, they can also be beneficial for forests as well as for local communities. Interactions among economic, institutional and ecological factors may in some cases turn these impacts on their head. READ MORE

  2. 22. A place for play in Ng’ambo : a design proposal with children in focus for a public space in an informal settlement of Zanzibar, Tanzania.

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Anna Eklund; [2018]
    Keywords : developing country; designing for play; children’s perspective; informal settlements in Zanzibar; Ng’ambo; Uwanja wa Farasi; Minor Field Studies;

    Abstract : Almost all the countries of the world have signed the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Convention is an international agreement that aims to give children the right to be heard and treated with respect, no matter where in the world the child is born. READ MORE

  3. 23. The Viability of Installing Mid-Size PV Solar Parks in Sweden : "A paper that evaluates the economic viability of installing mid-size PV solar parks ranging from 250 kW to 2 MW in the village of Åled."

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap

    Author : Temesghen Tesfazghi Ghebre; [2017]
    Keywords : PVsolar park; system design parameters; financial analysis; electricity spot price;

    Abstract : The ambition of the Swedish government is rapidly concentrating on the development of the renewable energy systems especially on wind energy, bio energy and solar energy. It has been observed on the growth of the production of electricity and heat from these three mentioned renewable energy systems. READ MORE

  4. 24. Perspectives of the human wildlife conflict situation from the standpoint of environmental justice : a case study of Hwange National Park, in Zimbabwe

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Nyashadzashe Marecha; [2017]
    Keywords : environmental justice; human wildlife conflicts; wildlife;

    Abstract : Human wildlife conflicts in Zimbabwe have escalated due to human population growth which results in the expansion of settlements in areas close to national parks causing an overlap thereby causing clashes between humans and wildlife. Human wildlife conflicts are still a major problem in the country, mostly affecting people who rely on subsistence farming and livestock rearing. READ MORE

  5. 25. HIMA ! Revolutionary Park in Yerevan, Armenia

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Hayk Shahinyan; [2016]
    Keywords : Yerevan; Armenia; Myasnikyan Square; Revolutionary Space; Democracy; Hayk; Shahinyan; HIMA; Park; Revolution; Protest; Riot; Clash; Uprising; Demonstration; Public Space; Public Square; Forum; Soapbox; Euromaidan; March 1 2008;

    Abstract : HIMA! / NOW! - translation from Armenian In light of recent and ongoing protests, demonstrations and riots in Ukraine, Egypt, Israel or Armenia, some actual questions arise such as how is the built environment used as an area of protest, how it is chosen as a focal point or path for resistance, what are the common characteristics of revolutionary spaces and how the environment effects on success. Lack of democracy from the government and in everyday life of Armenia society, total corruption and feeling of impunity oligarchy, the government and most of governmental institutions, weak economic growth accompanied by alarming number of emigration as well as successful scenarios in neighboring Georgia and Ukraine, force to predict a inescapable eruption of protests Armenia in near future. READ MORE